Pourquoi- How/Why Story

We will finish our Pourquoi stories on Monday.  Students will peer edit and compose final drafts.  If you have not completed your rough draft yet-please go to this link for help.  If you typed it- please bring saved copy on a flashdrive.

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson324/write.pdf

6A MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR VOCABULARY BOOK- (The Purple Workbook)

6C and 6B students will receive these vocabulary workbooks this week.  They will be responsible for these books for the remainder of the year.  If they lose or damage these books-they will have to pay for a replacement.
Also- several 6A students did not hand in completed PAL packet (please refer to earlier post). 

Progress Reports are coming out soon and all these missing assignments will be zeros.


Students have already researched myths from around the world.  Our new study will concentrate on Greek gods and goddesses.



We will finish this unit with folktales, fables, and fairy tales.

I will be out Monday

I have lost both of my grandmothers in 20 days!  I need to go to PA to pay my respects this weekend.  I will not be in school Monday.  I hope to be back on Tuesday.

6A-- please have your PAL packets signed and ready to hand in.

All classes will begin research on Mythology on Monday.  I will finish Peter Pan movies on Tuesday.

6A begins PAL packets and other important information...

6A will begin doing P.A.L. Packets ( Parent Assisted Learning) for homework. 

Dear Parent or Guardian:
Here is your chance to help him or her practice this important skill.
In this PAL Packet you will find a short activity for your son or daughter to do. Please do the activity and "The Back Page." Then sign your name on "The Back Page" and have your son or daughter return it .Thanks for your help.

Each week your student will receive a topic.  It could be grammar, poetry, newspapers, or other forms of EOG practice.  You will be asked to help your child review and practice that skill.  Each packet will be graded. 

We will begin grammar packets on Tuesday.  Please look for P.A.L. information  before the end of the week. 

6th graders are finishing Peter Pan storyboards and scripts.

We did not get to Pourquoi How/Why Stories last week.  We will read and write them this week.

There will be no Vocabulary test this week-we are still working on elements of short stories.

Week of November 5th...

Monday- Watch Peter Pan Movie
                Organize Notebooks
                Get Take Home Folders ready
                6B/6C Quiz on Cask of Amontillado

Tuesday-  Reteach Plot line and Vocabulary from last 2 weeks
                Hand out rubrics for student made movies
                Begin Story Boards

Wednesday- Work on Story Boards
                     Introduce Oral Traditions

Thursday- Retest Vocabulary ( same list for last 2 weeks)
                Introduce Pourquois

Friday-     Story Boards
                Students writing Pourquois

PLEASE do not forget to get  Field Trip Permission Forms and money in ASAP.
Take Home Folder are due by Thursday.  EVERY student is required to get papers signed and return them.